455.045. Temporary relief available.
Temporary relief available.
455.045. Any ex parte order of protection granted pursuant tosections 455.010 to 455.085 shall be to protect the petitioner from abuseor stalking and may include:
(1) Restraining the respondent from abusing, threatening to abuse,molesting, stalking or disturbing the peace of the petitioner;
(2) Restraining the respondent from entering the premises of thedwelling unit of petitioner when the dwelling unit is:
(a) Jointly owned, leased or rented or jointly occupied by bothparties; or
(b) Owned, leased, rented or occupied by petitioner individually; or
(c) Jointly owned, leased or rented by petitioner and a person otherthan respondent; provided, however, no spouse shall be denied reliefpursuant to this section by reason of the absence of a property interest inthe dwelling unit; or
(d) Jointly occupied by the petitioner and a person other than therespondent; provided that the respondent has no property interest in thedwelling unit;
(3) Restraining the respondent from communicating with the petitionerin any manner or through any medium;
(4) A temporary order of custody of minor children where appropriate.
(L. 1980 S.B. 524 § 8, A.L. 1993 H.B. 476 & 194, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al., A.L. 2000 H.B. 1677, et al.)